The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-02


evening during the temporary absence of
the proprietor and his clerk, but the flames
were extinguished, before doing serious
damage, by parties who were compelled to
break a window at the rear of the store in
order to effect an entrance.
LETTERS uncaled for at the Montpelier
(Vt.) post-office February 26, 1887:
Mrs. Albentson, Elden Brown,
Miss May II. Bullard, Hores Emerson,
Mrs. John ". Gould, William Perieor,
Miss Bertha L. Peake, Paul Pulter,
Miss Miss Maggie Ma sRsssf 81 1an, r Fred Whitney,
Mrs. Birtfia Yatter, orrin Wiley.
+. S. Andres,
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING. Postmaster.
CHARLES NJ. THOMPSON has completed
the work upon which he has been engaged
in Burlington during the past few months
and is about to assume a position on the
Boston Adrertiser. Friends in Montpelier
and vicinity will learn with pleasure of his
good fortune in securing position for which,
by more extended experience than many
are aware Of he is well fitted. The young
man did a very considerable amount of
writing for Boston and New York journals
during his college course and there is ground
for the belief that he will fill his new posi-
ton with credit to himself and acceptably
to his superiors.
THE first of two illustrated lectures an
nounced to be given in Blanchard Opera
house Tuesday evenings, March 1st and Sth,
by DIR. C. ID. Hendrckson, was an intel
lectual treat, enhanced by portrayal with
the most vivid reality of the scenery of the
famous region which formed the subject of
the lecture-the Yellowstone Valley DIR.
Hendrickson is lecturer of undisputed
ability who presents his theme in most
graphic and entertaining manner, while his
| illustrations are remarkable specimens of
Photographic art, in which is produced the
scenery of the Wonderland of the World "
so vividly as to make them inferior only to
the scenery itself as witnessed by visitors to
that far-famed region. The second lecture
| will have for its subject Gleanings from
the Golden State and the list of ilustra-
tiOns will include artistically colored views
of the beautiful valleys, groves of orange
and lemon trees, vineyards, wonderful pro-
fusion of flowers etc, of southern Cali
! fornia, views of Monterey, San Francisco,
China Town, the big trees and the Yosemite
Valley.
OF a recent appearance in Concord of
Professor d. NJ Bristol's equescurriculum
the Monitor says: "To say that all were
delighted with the entertainment is only
doing justice to Professor Bristol and his
superb specimens of the animal creation.
! When the curtain was raised the picture
was one to thrill every lover of beautiful
horses. The school were moving about
on the sawdust-covered stage, which had
been cleared of scenery entirely, except one
drop at the back; some were rolling and
all seemed conscious that many hundred
eyes were fastened upon them. When Pro-
fessor Bristol appeared they soon formed in
| line at the right of the stage which was
their position during the most of the evening.
The professor spoke pleasantly of his work
and methods, of the characteristics of the
horses and of the entertainment. Then
began the most marvellous exhibition Con-
cord ever saw, and surprise, wonder and ad-
miraton filed the minds of the auditors
from that time forth" And the Brattleboro
Refornler says that everything advertised
on the programme was done"
THE voters of Montpelier, pursuant to
warning, met at the village hall at tenA. NJ.
on Tuesday and organized by the election
OF II. A. Huse as moderator, and 7. r. Mer-
rill as clerk. The various reports of town
officers were accepted, adopted and ordered
to he recorded. Charles T. Sabin was
elected commissioner of Green Mount
| Cemetery for the ensuing five years, and j .
| W. Brock was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of George C. Shepard.
1t was voted to abate the poll taxes of mem
bers of fire engine and hook and ladder
companies, except volunteer hose compa-
nies, and to abate the poll tax of members
of the state militia; to levy highway tax
of fifteen cents on a dollar, and town tax
of eighty cents on a dollar of the grand list;
| to purchase stone crusher to appropriate
$50 for Memorial day observance to au-
thorize the treasurer to borrow a sum not to
exceed $4,000 to pay any immediate liza
blity of the town. The following salaries
were fixed by vote of the meeting over
seer, 5000; treasurer, $50 selectmen, $25
street commissioner, So per day for actual
| service collector, one and-a-half per cent
of tax collected and paid into treasury
auditors, So per day of actual service,
Voted to give to first and second constable
the jurisdiction of the state, provided they
tile bond TO the acceptance of selectmen.
The selectmen were made trustees of public
money. a committee, consisting of G. L.
Sabin, Stephen Thomas and j. G.. Hough-
ton, was appointed by the chair to report
the facts to a meeting to be called in the
future, for the purpose of taking action as
to refunding the Indebtedness of the town
falling due January /, 1888, and plan for
refunding the same. A list of the officers
elected will be found under the proper head
ing on the eighth page.
IT was grand success, that " field day
of winter sports such a success as always
attends the united endeavor of Montpelier.
enterprising citizens when directed to
good cause. The elements, too, were highly
propitious, the day being one of zero tenn
perature, with clear skies. The terrific
wind of Thursday night had piled the snow
in great drifts across the country roads in
many places, some of them being thereby
rendered wholly impossible Scores of peo
pie who would have visited the capital OF
Friday were thus compelled to remain al
home, or work out their taxes on the roads
But the number of those who did come tC
town to participate in the festivities was
very large, nevertheless, and among the
visitors were found representatives of al
most every locality in the vicinity, besides
many from more distant towns. To some il
had seemed that the affair was likely to
prove failure on account of the short time
remaining between the first announcement
Of the date decided upon and the arrival OF
that date itself; but liberal advertising, by
means of posters and hand-blls, together
with the valuable and gratuitous aid af
forded by the local papers and the " asso
ciated press" served to attract to Mont
peler all that her citizens were prepared tC
accommodate, and hundreds more IAN the
most sanguine individual had any reason tC
expect. Montpelier people themselves
turned out in great numbers to welcome
the strangers and enjoy the sports with
than and NV unon tba atraata aapacially In